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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in the US earns $50,670 per year (1,373,680 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($65,180) and lowest in Arkansas ($42,840) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington DC $65,180 $51,762 $4,314 79.4% 1,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Connecticut $59,970 $48,592 $4,049 81% 14,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Massachusetts $59,830 $47,482 $3,957 79.4% 29,110
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California $59,230 $48,168 $4,014 81.3% 151,870
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington $58,620 $49,281 $4,107 84.1% 32,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey $58,300 $47,350 $3,946 81.2% 37,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York $58,160 $46,368 $3,864 79.7% 84,280
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Alaska $56,430 $47,522 $3,960 84.2% 4,580
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Vermont $54,720 $44,748 $3,729 81.8% 2,950
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Minnesota $54,600 $43,862 $3,655 80.3% 26,850
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oregon $54,060 $41,717 $3,476 77.2% 21,710
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Colorado $54,000 $43,901 $3,658 81.3% 26,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland $53,540 $43,020 $3,585 80.4% 18,170
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Rhode Island $53,280 $43,609 $3,634 81.8% 4,570
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Hampshire $52,450 $44,324 $3,694 84.5% 7,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Delaware $51,780 $41,588 $3,466 80.3% 4,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Virginia $51,620 $41,503 $3,459 80.4% 31,990
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Arizona $50,590 $41,773 $3,481 82.6% 22,690
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maine $50,510 $40,537 $3,378 80.3% 7,390
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Nevada $50,380 $42,660 $3,555 84.7% 15,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Wisconsin $50,340 $41,194 $3,433 81.8% 25,960
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Dakota $49,710 $42,122 $3,510 84.7% 4,290
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Illinois $49,560 $39,693 $3,308 80.1% 51,470
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Utah $49,440 $39,680 $3,307 80.3% 12,650
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Georgia $49,350 $39,894 $3,325 80.8% 38,700
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Florida $49,330 $41,817 $3,485 84.8% 88,670
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Michigan $48,980 $39,705 $3,309 81.1% 37,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Texas $48,910 $41,479 $3,457 84.8% 122,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Ohio $48,810 $40,839 $3,403 83.7% 45,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Hawaii $48,730 $39,142 $3,262 80.3% 5,220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Pennsylvania $48,440 $39,614 $3,301 81.8% 48,920
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Idaho $48,310 $39,545 $3,295 81.9% 9,540
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Iowa $48,180 $39,714 $3,309 82.4% 14,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Tennessee $48,180 $40,893 $3,408 84.9% 37,680
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Mexico $48,080 $39,712 $3,309 82.6% 7,780
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Missouri $47,990 $39,422 $3,285 82.1% 21,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Carolina $47,940 $38,981 $3,248 81.3% 19,980
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina $47,930 $39,288 $3,274 82% 48,760
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Wyoming $47,910 $40,676 $3,390 84.9% 3,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Indiana $47,820 $39,222 $3,269 82% 29,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Kansas $47,290 $38,338 $3,195 81.1% 15,380
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Montana $47,270 $38,696 $3,225 81.9% 6,980
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Nebraska $47,110 $38,769 $3,231 82.3% 10,050
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Kentucky $46,550 $38,071 $3,173 81.8% 23,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Dakota $46,340 $39,414 $3,285 85.1% 10,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oklahoma $46,180 $37,753 $3,146 81.8% 16,490
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Louisiana $44,890 $37,289 $3,107 83.1% 18,980
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Alabama $44,640 $36,081 $3,007 80.8% 19,890
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in West Virginia $42,890 $35,437 $2,953 82.6% 7,620
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Arkansas $42,840 $35,144 $2,929 82% 12,510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Mississippi $42,840 $35,620 $2,968 83.1% 12,160
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